Common Courtroom Phrases As jurors you are not to be swayed by sympathy. Bail should be continued. Call your next witness. Can you tell the jury…? Could you briefly describe …? Could you describe the appearance of (a package, etc.)? Counsel, lay a foundation. Defendant will be remanded.

A brief is a written argument submitted to the court. Lawyers often prepare briefs which highlight and clarify certain information or provide legal comparisons in an attempt to persuade the courtroom to rule in favor of that lawyer's client.

impartible(of land, an estate, etc) incapable of partition; indivisible impedimentan obstruction to the making of a contract, esp a contract of marriage by reason of closeness of blood or affinity imperfect(of a trust, an obligation, etc) lacking some necessary formality to make effective or binding; incomplete; ...

The two most commonly used legal dictionaries are Black's Law Dictionary and Ballentine's Law Dictionary. Print copies of Black's are located on dictionary stands on the fourth and fifth floors. For online access: Black's Law Dictionary (Westlaw)

Conviction– It is a final adjudication of finding an accused person guilty of the commission of s crime by a Court. Counterclaim– A claim made by the defendant against the plaintiff in answer to the claim raised by the plaintiff. Court Hall: The room in which the judicial proceedings of the court are carried out.